NASL FC Edmonton

FCE Pot Five in the Peg

Published on March 27, 2011 under North American Soccer League (NASL)
FC Edmonton News Release


WINNIPEG, Manitoba ‚¬" FC Edmonton came out of Winnipeg with a 5-0 victory this weekend in a preseason game against WSA Winnipeg.

New signing Conrad Smith opened the scoring in the 16th minute after some good build up play between the striker and captain Chris Kooy.

Chris Lemire made it 2-0 just two minutes later, converting a nice free kick, and that scoreline stood going in to the second half.

Alex Surprenant made it 3-0 in the 77th, hitting the ball from long range and beating the Winnipeg keeper.

Alex Semenets increased FC Edmonton ‚¬â„¢s lead again in the 86th from the penalty spot and defenceman John Jonke capped off the 5-0 win with a fine header in the 89th.

Rein Baart started in goal for the Blues and Lance Parker took over in the second half.

FC Edmonton may have won the game but they also lost an important piece of the backline with what appears to be a serious injury. Centre-back Paul Matthijs could be out four weeks, according to Assistant Coach Dave Randall.

The team flies home tonight and will begin preparing for the first road trip of the season starting April 2.

In other news ‚¬Â¦Midfielder Sam Lam has come to terms with the club and signed a contract late last week. Lam played for FC Edmonton during last year ‚¬â„¢s exhibition season and his brother Matt is on loan from the club with Japanese side JEF United.

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